Callaspidia, Dahlbom, 1842

Ros-Farré, P. & Pujade-Villar, J., 2009, Revision of the genus Callaspidia Dahlbom, 1842 (Hym.: Figitidae: Aspicerinae), Zootaxa 2105 (1), pp. 1-31 : 4-5

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Redescription of Callaspidia

Callaspidia Dahlbom, 1842: 10–12 .

Type species: Type species: Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom, 1842 , by subsequent designation (Rohwer & Fagan, 1917: 363).

Head short; white pubescence; weakly to strongly coriaceous. Lower face with conspicuous facial impression ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 ). Frons rugose or with oblique sinuate carinae. Lateral frontal carina and frontal carina conspicuous ( Fig. 2b View FIGURE 2 ), vertex lateral carinae sometimes present ( Fig. 2b View FIGURE 2 ). Ocelli prominent; vertex, in frontal view, not incised. Posterior part of vertex rugose or transversely carinated. Occiput with strong transverse carinae ( Fig. 2a View FIGURE 2 ). Gena sharply margined and expanded, transversely carinated ( Figs 3a View FIGURE 3 & 5b View FIGURE 5 ). Antenna filiform, 13 segments in female and 14 in male; male first flagellomere clearly excavated ( Fig. 2a View FIGURE 2 ), antennomeres with conspicuous sensillia. Transfacial line 1.9 to 3.0 times the width and 0.85 to 1.30 times the height of an eye. Malar space 0.40 to 0.60 times height of an eye. Mesosoma with short pubescence. Lateral surface of pronotum granulate to coriaceous, rarely only alutaceous, sometimes with transverse carinae ( Figs 4a, b View FIGURE 4 ). Pronotal plate conspicuous, subpronotal plate present basally, subpronotal carinae absent in dorsal half ( Fig. 1b View FIGURE 1 ). Scutum 1.10 to 1.50 times scutellum length, reticulate to coriaceous, sometimes with transverse carinae. Antero-admedian lines and notauli present. Median ridge very conspicuous and complete, going from the anterior margin of scutum to median mesoscutal furrow. Median mesoscutal furrow well developed and continuing to first 1/3 of scutum. Parascutal sulcus ending anteriorly just in front of tegula or slightly continuing to anterior end of notauli ( Figs 1b View FIGURE 1 , 2a, b View FIGURE 2 & 6a View FIGURE 6 ). Ventral 1/3 of mesopleura with a sulcus bounded by strong carinae, dorsal 2/3 smooth ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 , 5 View FIGURE 5 ). Scutellum not constricted, with three prominent longitudinal keels, outer ones corresponding to lateral margins of scutellum, inner one to interfoveal carina; two deep longitudinal furrows between keels, crossed by strong transverse ridges; scutellar foveae large, reaching back almost to middle of scutellum or farther in some specimens. Posterior margin of scutellum truncated and squared ( Figs 7b View FIGURE 7 & 8b View FIGURE 8 ). Propodeal carinae wide, central area of propodeum pubescent and smooth ( Fig. 2e View FIGURE 2 ) or ridged ( Fig. 2d View FIGURE 2 ). Wing areolet absent, radial cell entirely open at base 1.60 to 2.00 times longer than wide; pubescence reduced in number and size. Petiole at least as long as broad and longitudinally carinated. Third abdominal tergum tongue-shaped, with distinct median dorsal patch of hairs situated in a depressed area. Fourth abdominal tergum with strong punctures on posterior 2/3. Tarsal claw simple and sharp. Mesotibia and metatibia with distinct spurs, longer in metatibia. Metatibia with three longitudinal keels on posterior surface.

Diagnosis. End of scutellum is emarginate in Callaspidia and with a spine (blunt or sharp) in Prosaspicera , Aspicera and Paraspicera ; with a blunt point in Balna ; with a sharp point on each side in Pujadella ; and with a strong and deep depression in Anacharoides . The only genus that can be confused with Callaspidia is Omalaspis , some species of which have emarginated scutellum. In Omalaspis the scutellar foveae are less than half the length of scutellum, vein R1 is present, petiole is broader than long, third tergum has two lateral patches of pubescence and occiput without transverse carinae; in Callaspidia the scutellar foveae are about half as long as scutellum, vein R1 is absent, petiole is at least as long as broad, third tergum has a central patch of pubescence and occiput has strong transverse carinae. Moreover, Callaspidia can be easily identified by its scutellum with three prominent longitudinal keels, the outer ones corresponding to the lateral margins of scutellum and the inner one to the interfoveal carina; between the keels there are two deep longitudinal furrows crossed by strong transverse ridges.